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4G at 800MHz (at800) Freeview reception issues

When 800MHz 4G mobile broadband services start there will be 1 multiplex in the higher risk range (C21-23, C30, C59-60): C60: ArqA
See How do I know if the 4G broadband will overload my Freeview? and Full UK map of 4G issue areas for details.

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The symbol shows the location of the Sudbury transmitter. The Sudbury transmitter covers 440,000 homes.

Other maps:Sudbury regionBBC EastAnglia (East micro region)

Radiation patterns

Radiation patterns withheld

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The bright green areas shown where the signal from this transmitter is strong, dark green areas are poorer signals. Those parts shown in yellow may have interference on the same frequency from other masts.

Sudbury transmitter Freeview broadcasts

If you have any kind of Freeview fault, follow this Freeview reset procedure first.

Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below. The rating shown takes in account the output power level and the various Freeview transmission modes and do not indicate an ongoing fault.

MuxEffective power level, aerial positionRatingModeWatts
PSB1
BBCA
 horizontal
Maximum64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		100,000
Channel icons
1 BBC One East, 2 BBC Two England, 7 BBC Three, 9 BBC Four, 70 CBBC Channel, 71 CBeebies, 80 BBC News, 81 BBC Parliament, 301 301, plus 12 others
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C44 (658.0MHz) from 229m datum.
PSB2
D3+4
 horizontal
Maximum64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		100,000
Channel icons
3 ITV (Anglia (East micro region)), 4 Channel 4 South ads, 5 Channel 5 Part Network ads, 6 ITV 2, 13 Channel 4+1 South ads, 14 More 4, 28 E4, 33 ITV +1 (Anglia east),
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C41 (634.0MHz) from 229m datum.
PSB3
BBCB
 horizontal
Maximum256QAM 32KE 2/3
40.2Mb/s
DVB-T2 MPEG4		100,000
Channel icons
101 BBC One HD (England no regional news), 102 BBC Two HD (England), 103 ITV HD (ITV Meridian Southampton), 104 Channel 4 HD South ads, plus 1 others
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C47 (682.0MHz) from 229m datum.
COM4
SDN
 horizontal
Maximum64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		100,000
Channel icons
10 ITV 3, 20 G.O.L.D. (not free), 25 Dave ja vu, 26 Home (not free), 27 ITV 2 +1, 30 5*, 31 5USA, 34 ESPN UK (not free), 38 Quest, 39 The Zone, 44 Channel 5 +1, 72 CITV, plus 22 others
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C58 (770.0MHz) from 186m datum.
COM5
ArqA
 horizontal
Maximum64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		100,000
Channel icons
 TV News,  TV Stars, 11 PICK TV, 12 Dave, 17 Really, 29 E4+1, 32 Movie Mix, 46 Challenge, 48 Food Network, 82 Sky News, 87 Community Channel, plus 9 others
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C60- (785.8MHz) from 228m datum.
COM6
ArqB
 horizontal
Maximum64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		100,000
Channel icons
15 Film 4, 18 4Music, 19 Yesterday, 21 VIVA, 24 ITV 4, 41 Sky Sports 1 (not free), 42 Sky Sports 2 (not free), 47 4seven, 83 Al Jazeera English, 85 RT English , plus 21 others
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C56 (754.0MHz) from 228m datum.


Regional news from the Sudbury transmitter


BBC Look East (East) 0.8m homes 3.2%
from Norwich NR2 1BH, 77km north-northeast
to BBC East region - 27 masts.

ITV Anglia News 0.8m homes 3.2%
from NORWICH NR1 3JG, 78km north-northeast
to ITV Anglia (East) region - 26 masts.

How the transmission frequencies change over time

years1984-971997-981998-20112011-132013-182013-18
aerial groupB EB EEEEW
600C31com7
C35C5C5
C37com8
C39B
C41ITVITVITVD3+4D3+4D3+4
C44BBC2BBC2BBC2BBCABBCABBCA
C47C4C4C4BBCBBBCBBBCB
C48+A
700C49+1
C50+D
C51BBC1BBC1BBC1
C54C
C56ArqBArqBArqB
C58SDNSDNSDN
C60-ArqA-ArqA-ArqA
800C682

orange background for multiplexes names moregreen background for transmission frequencieslilac background for power levels in watts800MHz band: 4G mobile to start in 2013700MHz band: possible 4G in 2019 more600MHz band: new or moved digital TV services more
Notes: + and - denote 166kHz offset; aerial group are shown as A B C/D E K W
Italics for analogue, digital switchover was Wednesdays 6th July and 20th July 2011.

  • COM7, COM8 projected for 2013-16. COM7 and COM8 to operate as Sudbury, Tacolneston SFN.

Comparison of old analogue and current digital signal levels

Analogue 1-4 250kW
SDN, ARQA, ARQB, com7, com8, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB(-4dB) 100kW
Analogue 5(-7dB) 50kW
Mux 2*(-14.9dB) 8.1kW
Mux B*(-15.2dB) 7.5kW
Mux 1*(-15.5dB) 7kW
Mux A*(-17dB) 5kW
Mux C*(-22.2dB) 1.5kW
Mux D*(-23.6dB) 1.1kW

Self-help relays

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History of Channel 3 in the Sudbury transmitter area

• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only. Sudbury was not an original Channel 3 VHF 405-line mast: the historical information shown is the details of the company responsible for the transmitter when it began transmitting Channel 3.


Your comments: most recent posts are at the bottom

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Norman
Thursday 7 July 2011 4:00PM
I seem to have lost the red button services on BBC since the Sudbury changes yesterday. This is on a Phillips television with built in freeview. Have tried removing power from TV then powering on and re-installing all services with no aerial and the with aerial, (the closest thing I can find on the menus to factory reset).

EPG working fine, as are subtitles, excellent reception shown on signal quality and no picture breakup problem. Any suggestions welcome.
Chris
Thursday 7 July 2011 8:10PM Colchester
Seem to have very poor signal quality on BBC1 & 2 since switchover. Have done several factory resets and rescans but still the same. This is on one TV with integated tuner and two freeview boxes. CO3 4SS postcode
Transmitter engineering
Friday 8 July 2011 1:37PM
SUDBURY transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Off Air; DSO related from 01:09 on 06 Jul to 01:41 on 06 Jul - No problems - [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Friday 8 July 2011 3:44PM
SUDBURY transmitter - Freeview - No problems - BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Off Air; DSO related from 01:09 on 06 Jul to 01:41 on 06 Jul [BBC]
MikeH
Saturday 9 July 2011 10:47PM Woodbridge
Since switchover on 6th July I have seen several installations where Mux2 (CH56)will not tune in. I have tried removing aerial and re-scanning but no joy. The signal level seems to be quite low - approximately 36% on my Sharp PVR. Is this likely to improve at the second stage on 20th July?
jb38
Sunday 10 July 2011 8:26AM
MikeH: According to the trade predictor, Ch56 is not showing as being receivable on IP12 post code areas until the 20th of this month when the channel number changes to 41 at switchover stage 2.

Even then only the first three Mux's are shown as having good reception, these being Ch44-Ch41-Ch47, the latter being the HD Mux, the remaining three being classed as variable until June 2012, although MuxD (Ch63) does improve slightly on 16th of November this year.
Dale
Sunday 10 July 2011 11:31AM
MikeH : as I found out and posted a few days ago, at DSO1 they changed Mux 2 on CH56 to 8K FFT mode from 2K : apparently this is the equivalent of a few decibels drop in signal power, meaning that many people have lost those channels. My signal quality has gone down from 90% to 50% but I can still get the Mux here (IP2). It should be ok on 20th July when it moves to CH41 and goes from 1.1kW to 100kW!
More details here : www.ukfree.tv link icon Freeview on Sudbury TV transmitter | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice (IP29XY)
jb38
Sunday 10 July 2011 1:39PM
MikeH: If I could just add what I omitted to mention on my original posting, insomuch that a "signal" level of 36% is not usually sufficient to resolve a picture on most digital equipment, this no matter what the transmission mode might be, albeit that what Dale has mentioned would apply to any equipment that wasn't capable of operating on 8K irrespective of how strong the signal might be. (or not!)

Dales post code location (IP2) indicates variable reception on Ch's 56/68, whereas your post code indicates no reception being possible, this because anything received will be under the so called "digital cliff", an effect that I think you are experiencing.
Dale
Sunday 10 July 2011 7:00PM Ipswich
The point I was making is that the signal level (quality) drops significantly on 8K compared to 2K mode : I would guess that MikeH had much more than 36% before 'they' made the odd decision to switch Mux 2 to 8K Mode while still on low power (1.1kW).
MikeH
Tuesday 12 July 2011 8:09PM Woodbridge
Dale & jb38: Thanks for your comments. It is fair to say that the installations I referred in my post had previously received this MUX with no problem prior to switchover. Hopefully that means all will be restored to normal on the 20th !

For interest I'm running with a DAT75 aerial so that is most likely why my setup still works, albeit with low signal level.
Stuart O.
Wednesday 13 July 2011 8:30PM Wrexham
Like I posted on Monday 4th July:
According to the 'Full list of analogue transmitter shutdown dates': UK digital switchover dates | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice -
The page still shows that some transmitters are still to be confirmed by Digital UK. In green text: 'On or before (projected date) Wednesday 20th July 2011'.
I know obviously I am not affected and that these dates are all confirmed.
Just wondering as to when the heading will change to black text and say: 'On Wednesday 20th July 2011'?
Briantist
Thursday 14 July 2011 11:58AM
Stuart O.: There was an incorrect flag in the database to say that the dates were "TBC" for some reason. I have corrected this. Thanks for pointing it out.
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 20 July 2011 12:36PM
SUDBURY transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 00:41 today to 02:07 today [BBC]
Mrs. C. Richardson
Wednesday 20 July 2011 2:15PM Ipswich
Postcode IP4 2LR
My digital aerial is on our roof. Before switchover I could get more freeview channels than I can now. Now all it does it break up and some previous channels I now cannot get.
Is the signal likely to get any better.
My neighbours freeview is the same!
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 21 July 2011 4:38AM
SUDBURY transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 00:41 yesterday to 02:07 yesterday [BBC]
darren
Thursday 21 July 2011 3:43PM Manningtree
why are some multiplexes still on low power even though switchover has happened on the sudbury transmitter?

some channels still break up

the ones at maximum are perfect

there are still low power multiplexes

i was under the impression all would be high after switchover

any info would be useful

darren
Dale
Thursday 21 July 2011 7:45PM Ipswich
Darren : you obviously believed the 'hype' in the local and national press.
3 of the 5 MUXes will remain on low power until June 2012.
I sent a long letter on this subject to Ipswich Evening Star 3-4 weeks ago, to try to alert people like yourself to the true situation, but they refused to publish it because it contradicted Peter Monteith of Digital UK, who had given them the 'official' (and inaccurate) line.
r green
Thursday 21 July 2011 9:45PM Ipswich
Transmitter engineering: I did an "initial scan" deleted all channels. Good signal but how do i get HD. No sign of it mentioned on using guide (epg), or listed as addition channel.
Tried bbc1,2,itv1 and others. Pressing "I" on some channels says hd is available.
tv is a panasonic TX-L32S20BA (full HD 1920 * 1080) Area Ip5 (Kesgrave), trasmitter Dudbury.
Transmitter engineering
Friday 22 July 2011 6:30AM
SUDBURY transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 00:41 on 20 Jul to 02:07 on 20 Jul [BBC]
darren
Friday 22 July 2011 3:53PM
shame about the low power multiplexes.

bbc and itv ok and on full.

can get the crappy shopping channels but not some of the ones i actually want like Dave.


the crappy channels should be on the real low power, allowing propper channels priority

well thats how is should be

guess its about greed and making money as usual.

Darren

TonyS
Monday 8 August 2011 4:48PM
Channel 12 Yesterday

I am having reception troubles with ch 12 since last week is there any reason

Regards TonyS
Briantist
Monday 8 August 2011 9:03PM
TonyS: Not since last week. Please can you see Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice ?
Emily Dumas
Friday 23 September 2011 9:54PM Colchester
My aerial is on the roof but I have problems with my television which has a separate digi box, it has a very weak signal. This is NOT the case in other televisions around the house that have built in digi boxes.

I am on the Sudbury transmitter. I did hear a rumour that the signal it gives out will be boosted at some stage, is this true? and if so when? or should I go out and buy a new digi box.

Thanks for your help
Emily
Norm De Plume
Monday 26 September 2011 8:06AM Stowmarket
Emily Dumas: Before you do anything, try the digibox in one of the other rooms attached to one of the other TVs and one of the other TVs on the cable for the digibox. If the problem stays with the room then it would be a wiring issue. If the problem stays with the digibox, then you might want to consider changing it, but please read on first.

Yes, the power of the weaker signals will be improved over the next year as other areas are upgraded (COM5 and COM6 in particular) but it may be that your digibox just cannot cope with the increased power from the other much stronger signals which now swamps the weaker ones.

Do the other TVs show a very healthy signal level, saying something like 100%? If that is the case, the solution is to weaken the signal to the digibox using a small device called an attenuator.
Emily Dumas
Friday 30 September 2011 10:35PM Colchester
Thanks Norm, will try that.
P Smith
Wednesday 12 October 2011 2:33PM
Why are simple questions unanswered?
When will Sudbury transmit channel 12 etc. at a reasonable power level? IP33 Bury St.Edmunds, the current signal is just above blocking & will probably fail in bad weather. Is there an interference issue with Tacolneston analogue transmissions? Will things improve in November? The main channels are fine.
Mike Dimmick
Wednesday 12 October 2011 4:42PM
P Smith: Sudbury's next stage is to move ArqB - which carries Yesterday - to C63 on 16 November, to get out of the way of Tacolneston's high-power digital transmissions on C50.

The final channels and power levels will be reached on 27 June 2012, after Dover has stopped using them - the Meridian East region completes switchover on this date.

Digital UK's predictor suggests that your reception of ArqB should be improved when it moves to C63 in mid-November.
P Smith
Friday 14 October 2011 10:14AM
Mike Dimmick - Many thanks for your clear advice, roll on November! PS
andyboy
Thursday 10 November 2011 4:18PM Benfleet
hi andyboy just of late iam geting all channels 100% itv bbc is thant good can you tel please will have retun on the 16th of nov or not got a a hd box on monday i can not see the hd channls iam takeing back toargos soon if i do no joy ps keep up the goodwork to all
Briantist
Thursday 10 November 2011 6:51PM
andyboy: I suspect your aerial is not pointing at Sudbury, but another transmitter. If you want Freeview HD today, you need to ensure you are using the correct trasmitter.
Russ
Wednesday 16 November 2011 11:56AM
I live in Wivenhoe Essex and my rather large aerial is pointed at Sudbury transmitter. Film4, ITV4, Russia Today etc. on multiplex ArqB failed in the early hours of 16/11/11. I powered off/on my Humax Freeview PVR to reboot it, and then re-scanned. Still no Film4 and ITV4 etc. Can anyone advise why I no longer receive ArqB? I have have not had signal problems before 16/11/11.
KMJ,Derby
Wednesday 16 November 2011 12:04PM
Russ: Mux ArqB from Sudbury is now transmitted on C63. You will need to do a factory reset to erase the memory of the channels on the old frequency before rescanning, or alternatively delete the channels on Mux ArqB from your channel list then do a manual tune on C63.
Stuart O.
Friday 25 November 2011 4:38PM Wrexham
I was wondering, comparing the ITV regions on this website to the ITV regions you can add and view through the 'Other Channels' facility and then comparing that to the actual terrestrial transmitters, how do they all match up?

For example, there is an Anglia W(west), Anglia E(east) and an Anglia S(south) available through Sky.
Yet this website says that Tacolneston and Sudbury are Anglia East and Sandy Heath is Anglia West.
Is this correct?
Because I would look at the Anglia transmitter location maps and see that Sudbury should show as being Anglia South.

Likewise, there are many transmitters in the Meridian Region. On Sky there is 4 regions, South, East, South-East and North.
But there are 10 main transmitters for Meridian. These show as Oxford (Meridian N), Hannington (N), Whitehawk Hill (Southampton, presumably Meridian S), Bluebell Hill (Maidstone), Rowridge (Southampton), Dover (Maidstone), Heathfield (Maidstone), Midhurst (Southampton), Hastings (says ITV Hastings though presumably one of the aforementioned Meridian regions) and Tunbridge Wells (says ITV Tunbridge Wells though presumably one of the aforementioned Meridian regions).

So which (main) transmitters in the Meridian region transmit Meridian North, Meridian South, Meridian East and Meridian South-East?

Dover, Bluebell Hill and Heathfield for example shows as Meridian Maidstone so with Hastings being 'a stone's throw away' to Heathfield's Hollington Park relay, with Hastings showing as ITV Hastings, I'm wondering if it is actually Meridian Maidstone? Looking again at the transmitter map, it's awkward to tell which transmitters form part of the Meridian East region and which transmitters form part of the Meridian South-East region. I don't know where the 'dividing line' is between the South and South-East Meridian regions.

I'm not sure if Bluebell Hill and Tunbridge Wells would be classified as Meridian East and Heathfield, Hastings and Dover as Meridian South-East.
But then this website says that Bluebell Hill, Dover and Heathfield are all Meridian Maidstone.

Even the Central region on Sky shows as having 4 regions, W, E, S and SW. I know that the Central South region shown on Sky is now actually Meridian North for Oxford (Sky need to update this) so you would think that Ridge Hill is Central SW but this website says Ridge Hill is Central W.

So it would be nice and easier if the ITV regions shown on this website carried the same compass suffix e.g. North, West, South-East etc... such as Meridian South-East rather than the town name i.e. Maidstone. At least they would have the same names they do both on this website and through Sky.

I look forward to reading how this all translates geographically between terrestrial and satellite platforms.
Thanks.
Martin Game
Saturday 24 December 2011 1:02AM Ipswich
I have tried repeatedly to use the automatic retume facility to obtain the Yesterday and ITV 4 programs. It was useful to read on your web site about the low power of the Sudbury transmitter for this group of programmes as an explanation. Living in at one of the highest points in Ipswich IP4 5NE I am now resigned to wait till they increases its power for this group of programmes.
jb38
Saturday 24 December 2011 7:51AM
Martin Game: Yes! as unfortunately that's the case with quite a number of people, one thing you could try though before giving up is rather than repeatedly using the auto-tune facility to capture channels try "manually" entering the Mux channel numbers involved, as sometimes a dedicated entry and scan can capture a channel that's passed by during an auto-tune.

What to do is scrub everything received by either carrying out a scan without the aerial being connected, or alternatively (and better) carry out a factory re-set, then in the tuning menu / manual tune area entering - then scanning - Mux Ch54, storing anything received (if!), then use the same procedure again but with Mux Ch63.

Should by any chance you receive anything, then use the "add channels" or whatever its called on your equipment to regain the remaining channels.

If you have access to an aerial amplifier then this procedure could also be tried whilst temporarily using it, but its a hit and miss operation, as you would also be amplifying the already powerful signals being received from the main BBC / ITV multiplexes.
Transmitter engineering
Monday 5 March 2012 10:31AM
SUDBURY transmitter - Over the next week Sudbury main transmitter: TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, no digital radio. [DUK]
James Elliston
Wednesday 18 April 2012 6:54PM
Hi I hope you can help i use to get my freeview signal through a box, I recently purchased a new tele with freeview HD built in I can no longer get itv4,film4 and the rest of the channels on this band wave. So I went out and purchased a Mux Magician High Gain Wide band Aerial design for poor recption areas. Still no joy any help would be much apprecaited.
Norm De Plume
Thursday 19 April 2012 7:11AM
James, you haven't given your postcode so it's difficult to tell, but for most people this situation is caused by not enough signal on the multiplex which carries Film4 etc (COM6). Because of the need to not interfere with adjacent TV areas, this multiplex was temporarily moved, in November, to a higher channel number than is ideal and set to a very low power. As a result of this, many people on the Sudbury transmitter cannot receive Film4. This should be cured on 20th July, once Dover have had their digital switchover and COM6 moves to an easier to receive channel and is boosted to the same power level as the BBC and main ITV multiplexes.

If it is a case of distance from the transmitter, my recommendation would be to upgrade the lead from the wall socket to the TV itself to a quality item - it's easy to make them up and you can get the wire and the connectors in DIY stores. After that, you should try to upgrade the main cabling (in both cases here, use double screened satellite quality cable). Next, it would be interesting to see if a small amplifier would help you out, but I would recommend borrowing one first because you won't need it in 3 months time after the July retune.

There is, however, another type of issue and that is actually caused by being too close to the transmitter. If that is the case, the high power received from the BBC and ITV multiplexes swamps the receiving circuit in the box and ruins reception on the lowest power channels. In this case, the solution is less power and not more. Check out www.ukfree.tv link icon Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice in case that is the problem. Even if it is not a case of too much power, there are still some good tips on that link that you should check out about tuning. (IP142JJ)
Tim CO14
Thursday 19 April 2012 11:34AM
Norm De Plume/James Elliston: Sound advice! Sorry to be picky Norm, but just one tiny error - the date for the last Sudbury re-tune is scheduled for 27 June 2012, when ArqA and B should return for those who have missed it!
James Elliston
Thursday 19 April 2012 7:22PM
James Elliston: Woops sorry guys, I live in Halstead postcode CO9 1XE so not that far so might be a question of too much power guess will have to wait till the 27th June and see what happens thank you for your responses
Norm De Plume
Thursday 19 April 2012 7:23PM Stowmarket
Tim - thanks for the date correction, I had thought it was June but in my haste I read the wrong date at the top of the page. At least the update works in James's favour :)
Dave Lindsay
Thursday 19 April 2012 7:30PM
James Elliston: Try manually tuning to C28 for ArqB from Crystal Palace; you may be able to pick it up off the back of your aerial and it might give you some degree of service until 27th June.
Nick
Thursday 19 April 2012 11:52PM
How do I align my aerial in Aldeburgh to get the Sudbury transmitter? I believe whichever way I turn it, a meter will log on to Aldeburgh instead.
Norm De Plume
Friday 20 April 2012 6:13AM Stowmarket
@Nick - signal meters don't 'log on' and turning the aerial to point to Sudbury should be sufficient.

You will need to to rotate your aerial so that the wire elements are horizontal because Aldeburgh is a repeater a Sudbury is a master transmitter.
Nick
Friday 20 April 2012 10:47PM
Thanks Norm, but I think I will get the Aldeburgh transmitter whichever way I point the aerial because it is so strong, and apparently the meter cannot be set to look for a particular set of channels.
Nick
Friday 20 April 2012 10:47PM
Thanks Norm, but I think I will get the Aldeburgh transmitter whichever way I point the aerial because it is so strong, and apparently the meter cannot be set to look for a particular set of channels.
Nick
Friday 20 April 2012 10:49PM
Does anyone know why several of the commercial channels from Sudbury have to ads etc for Meridian rather than Anglia?
Norm De Plume
Saturday 21 April 2012 9:33AM Stowmarket
@Nick,

I am on Sudbury and there are no adverts for Meridian, so you are receiving another different transmitter altogether. It would help if you could say what the channels your box has tuned into are.

I suggest that you manually tune to the Sudbury Channels, see the top of this page. On the Aldeburgh page, it looks like all the channels for Aldeburgh are 28 and under, so it's possible that you have a Band A aerial. You will need a wideband aerial for Sudbury and that would explain why you are having difficulties tuning in.

Also, you didn't mention the orientation , but you must make sure that the elements for the aerial are horizontal and not vertical.
Nick
Thursday 26 April 2012 11:45PM
Norm, I am looking at the info at the top of the page that says various commercial channels from Sudbury carry programming/local news as from Meridian rather than Anglia..
JAMES JOHNSON
Saturday 28 April 2012 8:31PM Ipswich

Hello. Before October 2012, I was receiving all Freeview channels. Since then, I lost channels 12, 15,18, and 24.
I have tried retuning, but no success. My aerial is on my roof.
Please tell me when you will be increasing the power in that transmitter at Sudbury? Thank you.



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